July 2020 - vcf-midatlantic

Recycling old computer monitor
by John Heritage 02 Jul '20

02 Jul '20

Hey folks, I have a small CRT monitor - it's composite only, and has some burn in. No one seems to want it :).. So being in the King of Prussia area (or near philly) where would I go to get the CRT recycled properly? Thanks.. John

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: Foundation movie, Robot and foundation book series Isaac Asimov
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Jul '20

02 Jul '20

On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 11:55 PM Jason Howe via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > I would highly recommend reading the foundation series in publication > order, rather than "chronological" order. > Why in publication order? > > --Jason > > On 7/1/20 8:24 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > > I have always been a science fiction fan, but have neglected reading the > > "great" novels. So I saw a trailer for The Foundation movie based on > Isaac > > Asimov's book. It will be coming on Apple TV: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gdm40MPYnw > > > > So I was like now's a good time to read the books. Then I find out that > not > > only were there the trilogy, but two prequels and two sequel books. Then > I > > get the audio book and the author says, wait, the I, Robot series is > > connected to these books and you should read those first, ugh. > > > > So here is the recommended order of the books: > > The Complete Robot (1982) > > I, Robot (1950) > > Caves of Steel (1954) > > The Naked Sun (1957) > > The Robots of Dawn (1983) > > Robots and Empire (1985) > > The Currents of Space (1952) > > The Stars, Like Dust (1951) > > Pebble in the Sky (1950) > > Prelude to Foundation (1988) > > Forward the Foundation (1993) > > Foundation (1951) > > Foundation and Empire (1952) > > Second Foundation (1953) > > Foundation's Edge (1982) > > Foundation and Earth (1986) > > > > So I already have: > > I, Robot > > Prelude to Foundation > > Foundation's Edge > > Foundation and Earth > > > > And I ordered: > > The Complete Robot > > Caves of Steel > > > > I may have some others, but definitely not all of them. > > > > I was just wondering if anyone wanted to give or sell very cheaply their > > copies of their books? > > > -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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Re: [vcf-midatlantic] OT: Foundation movie, Robot and foundation book series Isaac Asimov
by Jeffrey Brace 02 Jul '20

02 Jul '20

I decided to read in publication order. Borrowed Foundation from the now open library. Some titles the library has, some I will have to buy. I’m also listening to the Audible version of the Foundation Trilogy. On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 11:55 PM Jason Howe via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic(a)lists.vcfed.org> wrote: > I would highly recommend reading the foundation series in publication > order, rather than "chronological" order. > > --Jason > > On 7/1/20 8:24 PM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote: > > I have always been a science fiction fan, but have neglected reading the > > "great" novels. So I saw a trailer for The Foundation movie based on > Isaac > > Asimov's book. It will be coming on Apple TV: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gdm40MPYnw > > > > So I was like now's a good time to read the books. Then I find out that > not > > only were there the trilogy, but two prequels and two sequel books. Then > I > > get the audio book and the author says, wait, the I, Robot series is > > connected to these books and you should read those first, ugh. > > > > So here is the recommended order of the books: > > The Complete Robot (1982) > > I, Robot (1950) > > Caves of Steel (1954) > > The Naked Sun (1957) > > The Robots of Dawn (1983) > > Robots and Empire (1985) > > The Currents of Space (1952) > > The Stars, Like Dust (1951) > > Pebble in the Sky (1950) > > Prelude to Foundation (1988) > > Forward the Foundation (1993) > > Foundation (1951) > > Foundation and Empire (1952) > > Second Foundation (1953) > > Foundation's Edge (1982) > > Foundation and Earth (1986) > > > > So I already have: > > I, Robot > > Prelude to Foundation > > Foundation's Edge > > Foundation and Earth > > > > And I ordered: > > The Complete Robot > > Caves of Steel > > > > I may have some others, but definitely not all of them. > > > > I was just wondering if anyone wanted to give or sell very cheaply their > > copies of their books? > > > -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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OT: Foundation movie, Robot and foundation book series Isaac Asimov
by Jeffrey Brace 01 Jul '20

01 Jul '20

I have always been a science fiction fan, but have neglected reading the "great" novels. So I saw a trailer for The Foundation movie based on Isaac Asimov's book. It will be coming on Apple TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gdm40MPYnw So I was like now's a good time to read the books. Then I find out that not only were there the trilogy, but two prequels and two sequel books. Then I get the audio book and the author says, wait, the I, Robot series is connected to these books and you should read those first, ugh. So here is the recommended order of the books: The Complete Robot (1982) I, Robot (1950) Caves of Steel (1954) The Naked Sun (1957) The Robots of Dawn (1983) Robots and Empire (1985) The Currents of Space (1952) The Stars, Like Dust (1951) Pebble in the Sky (1950) Prelude to Foundation (1988) Forward the Foundation (1993) Foundation (1951) Foundation and Empire (1952) Second Foundation (1953) Foundation's Edge (1982) Foundation and Earth (1986) So I already have: I, Robot Prelude to Foundation Foundation's Edge Foundation and Earth And I ordered: The Complete Robot Caves of Steel I may have some others, but definitely not all of them. I was just wondering if anyone wanted to give or sell very cheaply their copies of their books? -- ========================================= Jeff Brace Vice President & Board Member, VCF East Showrunner Vintage Computer Federation http://www.vcfed.org/ jeffrey(a)vcfed.org

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